Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan for Issuance of an Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit for the Incidental Take of the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) During the Continued Development of the East Lake Area, The Woodlands, Montgomery County, TX

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The Applicant, The Woodlands Operating Company, L.P., have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicants have been assigned permit number TE- 048649-0. The requested permit, which would be for a period of 30 years, would authorize the incidental take of the threatened bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The proposed take would occur as a result of the otherwise lawful development of the East Lake Area of The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas. An Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) for the incidental take application has been prepared. A determination of jeopardy to the species or a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) will not be made until at least 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and National Environmental Policy Act regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).